❅ Snow ❅

I don't think anyone woke up this morning without being surprised at the amount of snow we received last night- 8inches of the white stuff! With snow comes various pros and cons.

Make-up favourites

Left to right- 1. NIVEA lip balm pearly shine 2. The Body Shop Extra Virgin Minerals 3. Eyelash curlers 4. Benefit they're real! 5. Eylure false eyelashes no 101 6. Rimmel Salon Pro nail varnish 7. MAC studio finish concealer NC 15 8. Rimmel BB cream light 9. Soap and Glory Hand Food 10. MAC studio sculpt NC 20 11. Naked 2 eye pallet 12. Garnier Moisture Match

This is my first 'beauty based' blog post as to what are my twelve essential beauty products when it comes to achieving my ideal day or night makeup look.

When the cold weather hits it is easy for skin to become irritable and dry, this is why I find it important to keep skin hydrated. To prevent this happening I have recently purchased Garniers 'Good bye dry' moisture match cream for £3.99 from Superdrug and have so far been impressed, already noticing an improvement in my skin condition. I also keep soap and glory 'hand food' (off my lovely secret santa Keri) with me all the time, as I find the fruity smelling cream keeps hands nourished and smelling pleasant all day. When it comes to my nails I find Rimmels 'Salon Pro' a long lasting wearable polish in a variety of colours, a great product to which can last days without chipping.

Summary of this week and a fat lip

This week has been a strange one in a sense that it has felt as though it has gone very slow, but at the same time fast as the weekend fast approaches.

I will have celebrated three birthdays this week, my sisters and two close friends eighteenths which is great - that's two meals out, a party and a lot of cake!  Its nice to have something to look forward to in January as its such a dark, cold time of year.

Taken 3

Taken is a 2008 French action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel, written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, and starring Liam Neeson (wiki), it is the first of three in the Taken film series. Although I have never sat down and watched the introductory two Taken films I was briefly aware of the plot and had heard various reviews stating that it was a gripping story adapting aspects of both thriller and action genre.

This time last year...

I find it strange when thinking back to how different my life was a year ago. For example, I entered 2015 with new friends, a new hair colour and a new outlook on life as well as opinions. To me, 2014 was an eye opening experience to which I learnt a lot about myself and life lessons a long the way.

The fresh start of 2015 motivates me even more to make the most of everyday, working hard to achieve goals especially relevant in terms of further education and future university options. 

Race for life 2014

Last year I took part in the annual race for life 5K event at Woodbank park, Stockport in aid of Cancer Research UK. This was my first independent running event so I found myself experiencing a whirlwind of mixed emotions in the build up prior to the event.

The fundraising, unitising run was something I had wished to take part in for a long time, as it was raising money for a charity I feel passionate about as well as a challenge for both myself and my motivational skills.

Exams, Cold weather and a lot of brews

Today was the first day back at college after the Christmas holidays and I am now aware of what our grandparents mean when they talk about the 'winter blues'. Everyone seems to have post-Christmas depression detected through lack of enthusiasm, Christmas decorations slowly dissolving and minimal contact with the outside world. 

January seems to be the month where people stay in doors on a Friday night as reality verges in as people can no longer avoid the haunting thought of the money blown over the festive season.

The Woman in Black: Angel of Death

I have never been a huge fan of the horror genre but after receiving the first 'Woman in Black' film on DVD and enduring in to the dark story line, I couldn't resist but to watch the following sequel 'Angel of Death'.

Unfortunately, unlike the first film Daniel Radcliff is not featured but instead the story line follows the protagonist Eve and her school pupils as they are evacuated to Eel Marsh House during the WW2 time period. Eve soon comes to realisation with the paranormal goings on within the house and one by one death becomes a frequent happening.

New Years Eve

2015 is finally here and I find it crazy looking back at how much things have changed in the space of a year. Experiencing my second year of college, a new job and learning how to drive I am reluctantly confident to say I've come out of 2014 having learnt a lot.

New Years Eve 2015 for me was lovely, I spent it with a group of close friends and couldn't have wished for a better night. Although the build up to events such as New Years Eve can be in some ways overrated, It has been a great start to the year leaving me with high hopes to the various events yet to happen within the next 12 months.